1. Writing the Response to Intervention (RtI) District Plan September 4, 2008 Presented by:Beth Hanselman and Marica Cullen Illinois State Board of Education

2. Illinois Requirements

3. Federal Legislation IDEA Regulations (2006) require RtI within a three-tier intervention model as part of special education eligibility decision-making 34 CFR 300.307 and 34 CFR 300.309

4. State Legislation Illinois Part 226.130 Rule requires Illinois districts to implement RtI as part of their evaluation procedure for making Specific Learning Disability determinations by the 2010-2011 school year

5. State Legislation More importantly, Rule 226.130 requires Illinois districts to complete a plan for transition (RtI Plan) to the use of a process that determines how a child responds to scientific, research-based intervention as part of the evaluation procedure by January 1, 2009

6. Illinois State Board of Education Beliefs The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) believes that increased student learning requires the consistent practice of providing high quality instruction matched to student needs. Response to Intervention (RtI) is a general education initiative which requires collaborative efforts from all district staff, general educators, special educators and bilingual/ELL staff. In a quality educational environment student academic and behavioral needs must be identified and monitored continuously with documented student performance data used to make instructional decisions. The Illinois State Response to Intervention Plan, January 1, 2008

7. Quality Education for All Students In an RtI Model educators will Use assessments for screening, diagnostics and progress monitoring Use data from those assessments to inform instructional decisions Use a multi-tier model of instruction to respond to student needs

8. In an RtI Model educators will Use scientific, research-based instructional interventions when data show students are not successful Intervene early rather than adopt a wait to fail approach to education Effectively teach all children Quality Education for All Students

9. The RtI Plan Template

10. Access the District Improvement Plan http://iirc.niu.edu/

11. Complete the RtI Components RtI is based upon principles of improving academic achievement for all students The components of RtI outlined in the Illinois State Plan are also contained within the district improvement planning process

12. Required Plan Components

13. District Improvement Plan – Section I Section I-B – Local Assessment Data Section I-C – Item 1 Other Data Attributes and Challenges Section I-C – Item 3 Other Data Parent Involvement Section I-D – Key Factors

14. District Improvement Plan – Section II Section II-A – Action Plan RtI Objective Section II-B – Student Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-C – Professional Development Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-D – Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-E – Monitoring Process for RtI

15. District Improvement Plan – Section III Section III-A – Development, Review and Implementation Stakeholder Involvement

16. Writing Tools and Resource Documents

17. E-Plan Writing Web Resources E-Plan writing guides and other resources are available at http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_ process.htm

18. District Self-Assessment Template Contains seven areas of implementation: Consensus Building and Collaboration Standards-Based Curriculum and Research- Based Instruction Research-Based Assessment Practices Student Intervention/Problem Solving Team Process Intervention Strategy Identification Resources Allocation Ongoing Professional Development for Effective RtI

19. District Self-Assessment Template Each of the seven sections contains multiple indicators Use each template section with stakeholders to assess the districts current state of RtI implementation Each set of indicators can also be used to generate discussion and to assist stakeholders in developing a greater understanding of RtI

20. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan Sections I-VIISection II-A Action Plan – RtI Objective

21. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan I.Consensus Building and Collaboration Section III-A Stakeholder Involvement Section I-C, Item 3 Parent Involvement

22. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan II.Curriculum and Instruction Section I-C, Item 1 Attributes and Challenges Section I-D Data and Analysis Key Factors

23. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan III.Assessment Practices Section I-B Local Assessment

24. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan IV.Intervention/ Problem-Solving Team Section I-B Local Assessment Section I-C, Item C Parent Involvement

25. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan V.Intervention Strategy Identification Section I-B Local Assessment Section I-C Parent Involvement Section II-B Student Strategies and Activities Section II-D Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities Section II-E Monitoring

26. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan VI.Resources Allocation Section II-B Student Strategies and Activities Section II-C Professional Development Strategies and Activities Section II-D Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities Section II-E Monitoring

27. Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan VII.Professional Development Section II-C Professional Development Strategies and Activities

28. Additional Resources

29. Accessing the IIRC Each District Superintendent has a User Name and Password to Access the IIRC A Word document template is available at www.isbe.net/sos/word/eplan_template_districts.doc

30. Writing the Plan The E-Plans Resource guide found at www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_ process.htm has been updated to include RtI www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_ process.htm The RtI Self-Assessment Template found at www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm provides a useful tool for writing teams www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm

31. Plan Submission and Review

32. Submitting the Plan The RtI Plan is submitted by each district through the IIRC website (http://iirc.niu.edu/) when it is completehttp://iirc.niu.edu/ Local Board Approval is still required for Districts submitting a full District Improvement Plan

33. Reviewing the Plan Staff teams at the Illinois State Board of Education will review RtI plans using the IIRC monitoring forms

34. Response to Intervention Web Resources Information on Illinois RtI is available at www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm